In the Taibai Yuan orchid room, the lights are bright, and by the bookcase under the west window, Jinglan, who is wearing bridal red makeup, falls asleep with one hand supporting her head and closing her eyes.

Zhao Yi walked into the orchid room lightly, and when he saw this scene under the west window, he smiled knowingly, and at the same time breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

He approached the bookcase gently, first glanced at the handsome girl whose sleeves were wet with saliva, and then went to see his bride, and his eyes couldn't help but be stunned, it was a beautiful picture, as if time had stood still.

Aside from everything, it is really a great blessing for me to be able to marry such a first-class woman in terms of appearance, talent, and family background.

Zhao Yi sighed secretly in his heart, then walked to the bride in red makeup and squatted down, stretched out his hands to gently pick her up, and turned around and walked towards the big show.

Jing Lan had already woken up the moment Zhao Yi walked in, and after opening her eyes and taking a look, the ghost immediately closed her eyes again, but the heart in her chest beat faster.

Feeling Zhao Yi hugging her, Jing Lan's heart beat faster, and her cheeks were a little hot.

Zhao Yi gently put Jinglan on the show couch and lay down, stood on the edge of the collapse and watched for a while, then turned around and walked to the bookcase where Jinglan was sitting just now and sat down, picked up the book spread out on the bookcase, and saw that it was "Long and Short Techniques" written by Zuo Taichong, who had never liked to read, and suddenly had a headache.

He turned his head to look at Jing Lan who was lying on the show, thinking that this woman was really different, she didn't like the wind and snow, but liked the tactics of soldiers, Zhao Yi smiled bitterly and shook his head.

Jing Lan on the show couch has been secretly observing Zhao Yi's actions, and after seeing him put himself on the show couch, he just stood stupidly on the side of the show couch for a while, and then turned to leave, and the bride who was full of expectations suddenly became a little lost, and secretly scolded him in her heart I don't know how many times.

Just after the fourth watch, Junshan City was still sleeping quietly in the night, the sky was cold and moonless, only a little starry.

A small door in the back alley of Zhaofu suddenly opened, and two people quietly walked out, both of them wearing a black cloak and hiding their entire faces in the cloak.

When they arrived in the alley, the man walking in front looked around, looking a little nervous.

The man behind walked up to the man in front of him, whispered something in his ear, and then reached out and grabbed one of his arms, and like a tanuki, he leaped up, flew up the wall, walked through the streets and alleys, and finally landed in a courtyard in the eastern city.

Both of them lifted the cloak on their heads, revealing their true faces, one with a face as long as a horse's face, the other with a short body and a horizontal face, it was Guo Fengxian, the envoy of Dongyue, and his entourage.

Guo Fengxian handed the package in his hand to his entourage, and said with a smile: "Brother Lei, hurry up and clean up, and as soon as the city gate opens, we will leave." ”

This middle-aged man surnamed Lei was an entourage sent to him by the old manager Guo of the palace, Guo Fengxian only knew that he used to be a high-roller in the rivers and lakes, and his skills were quite extraordinary.

The man surnamed Lei clenched his fists and responded, "Yes, my lord." ”

Guo Fengxian didn't go into the house, he stood by the patio with his hands behind his back, looking up at the endless starry sky, with an extremely happy smile on his long face.

This time as an envoy of East Vietnam, he came to Chudi, although it was only a few days, but the harvest was really not small, not only successfully obtained the "Red Dust Territory Map", but also got to know a lot of Chu magnates, paving the way for the future.

After the canonization ceremony of the Chu Wangfu yesterday, Guo Fengxian was stopped by an old man on the way back to the courtyard, and then took him to the back alley of the Zhao Mansion, entered the Zhao Mansion through the back door, and then followed the old man through the hall and room, and finally came to a study.

When Guo Fengxian saw the old man half-lying on the rattan chair, the heart hanging in his heart was put down, but he began to wonder again.

The old minister on the rattan chair raised his eyes and glanced at Guo Fengxian, and saw that he looked calm, without the slightest nervousness and crampedness, and couldn't help but praise himself.

Guo Fengxian bowed and said, "Fengxian has seen the Prime Minister. ”

After Guo Fengxian finished saluting, he stood in front of him with his hands together, did not squint, and only quietly looked at the old minister on the rattan chair.

The old minister on the rattan chair had a calm face, but his eyes were unpredictable, and he did not react to Guo Fengxian's salute.

The old and the young were so deadlocked, but the atmosphere in the study did not seem to be so tense, and finally Guo Fengxian took the initiative to speak: "The Minister of State invited Guo to come, I don't know what to order?"

Guo Fengxian came in from the door, whether it was his demeanor or his speech, he was extremely measured and polite, and did not show any of the opposing posture of foreign ministers.

The old minister suddenly turned over from the rattan chair and sat up, his movements were clean and neat, not at all like a dying old man.

"Lord Guo is really a handsome man among people, calm and calm, his expression is calm, this state of mind is rare among his peers, I often hear that under the command of the King of the East China Sea, there are nine streams and ten families, rivers and lakes, mountains and wilderness, all capable people and strangers, Lord Guo stands out at a young age, it's not simple!"

Guo Fengxian bowed his hand and said with a smile: "The Prime Minister has praised it falsely, Guo has just read a few books and seen some of the world, so he will do some errands for our prince." ”

The old minister put his hands on his back, looked at Guo Fengxian and nodded: "It's good that young people are not arrogant or impatient. ”

Guo Fengxian's face was calm, and he actually had a lot of doubts in his heart, this old minister of state, who was in a high position in the Chu State, from the first sentence he spoke, kept praising him, so that he couldn't see what he meant.

Just as Guo Fengxian was questioning, the old prime minister's words suddenly changed, and his voice became low: "Lord Guo came to my Chu land this time, not just for the alliance, right?"

Guo Fengxian lowered his head and flicked his wide sleeves, and then said with a smile: "What does the Prime Minister think Guo has come to Chu for any purpose?"

The old minister narrowed his eyes, his brows were tightly twisted, revealing a sense of majesty, Guo Fengxian, who had always been calm and light, finally changed color, clenched his fists with both hands, and looked at the old man who was close at hand with a nervous face.

Strangely, the entourage behind Guo Fengxian didn't react, and still stood quietly with his eyelids pulled.

The cold-eyed old minister glanced at the five-short entourage, and suddenly opened his mouth to laugh, and when the laughter was over, he ordered: "Fu Lao, hurry up and serve good tea." ”

The old butler smiled in response, and then turned and walked out of the study.

Guo Fengxian stared at the old man in front of him tightly, and he was at a loss, not knowing what kind of medicine was sold in the gourd of the old minister.

The old minister looked at Guo Fengxian with a smile, stretched out his hand and made a gesture of please, and said, "Lord Guo, please sit down here and talk." ”

Guo Fengxian glanced back at his entourage, and when he saw that he didn't have anything unusual, he let go of most of his worries and followed the old minister to the seat under the west window.

The old minister changed his previous indifference and became extremely enthusiastic, "Lord Guo, it was a joke made by the old man just now, don't be surprised! Come, let's sit down and talk." ”

Guo Fengxian nodded awkwardly, turned his head and said to the entourage surnamed Lei, "Brother Lei, you wait for me outside." ”

Then he tidied up his clothes and sat down opposite the old minister.

"Your Excellency, if you have anything important to ask Guo to come, please make it clear. Guo Fengxian asked again.

The old minister did not invite him openly, but asked the housekeeper in the house to call him privately, and did not lead them into the house through the gate openly, but led them to the small door in the back alley, which shows that he did not want others to know.

Especially if you don't want the Chu Wangfu to know, then this is intriguing.

The old minister smiled slightly and said, "Don't worry, Lord Guo, let's talk while drinking tea." ”

After a while, the housekeeper Fu Lao came in with a pot of tea.

Guo Fengxian looked at it coldly, and saw that the teapot in the hand of the housekeeper Fu Lao was a purple sand pot, with the "Qinglian Water Map" on it, the body of the pot was exquisitely polished, the picture was lifelike, and the production process of the two purple sand teacups was the same as the cup surface pattern.

Although Guo Fengxian was born in poverty, his family was once a family for five generations, and there was some residual pride of his ancestors in his bones, so he studied hard since he was a child, and traveled the world when he was a little older, in order to regain the glory of his ancestors.

After reading thousands of books and traveling thousands of miles, Guo Fengxian not only opened his eyes, but also learned a vertical and horizontal strategy by chance, and after several experiences, he finally became a third-class guest in the East China Sea Palace.

At first glance, Guo Fengxian felt unusual.

When Lao Guo saw that Guo Fengxian was paying attention to the purple sand teapot, he smiled and said, "Lord Guo likes this spring teapot?"

Guo Fengxian hurriedly waved his hand and said: "No, no, Guo saw that this pot was very peculiar, and he took a few more looks, which made the Minister of State smile." ”

The old minister didn't go down the topic any further, he took a sip of tea, and then asked, "What does Master Guo think of the taste of this Junshan new tea?"

Guo Fengxian tasted it carefully for a while, and then nodded and said: "The fragrance and charm are endless, and only the cloud tea of Dongyue Yunwu Mountain can be compared with it." ”

The old minister nodded with satisfaction, then waved his hand to let Fu Lao on the side leave, and asked, "What does Master Guo think of the Chu State that can produce such good tea?"

Guo Fengxian, who is young and old, has a quiet horse face, "Please forgive Guo for speaking bluntly, and please don't blame the Prime Minister." ”

"Only by telling you honestly can you be worthy of such a good tea!" the old minister nodded.

Guo Fengxian took a sip of the teacup, then exhaled a long breath, looked at the spring pot on the desk and said: "Not to mention the previous Chu State, now a young Chu King suddenly appeared, this young Chu King has no foundation and no prestige in the Chu State, and it is difficult to keep Chu safe in this troubled world!" The world knows that the only son of the old Chu king died in the battle to conquer southern Xinjiang, and then there was nothing, and there were only four lords under his knees. ”

Although Guo Fengxian didn't look directly at the old prime minister, he could feel the subtle changes in the breath on the old prime minister, and after he finished speaking, he arched his hand and said: "Guo is talking nonsense, and I ask the minister for forgiveness." ”

A cold light flashed in the eyes of the old minister, and his face became more obscure, he stared at Guo Fengxian, sighed heavily, and his gloomy face became a little hot, "What Lord Guo said is not bad at all, this is also where the old man is worried, when the old man followed the old king of Chu to the Chu land, he was dewy and blue, and he worked hard, so he laid this foundation, and now he is about to be buried by the nameless boy, and the old man is heartbroken!"

Guo Fengxian observed his words and looked at his expression, and cautiously tested: "If the Prime Minister of the State looks up to Guo, Guo wants to make friends with the Prime Minister, and in the future, the Prime Minister of the State will be useful to Guo, please feel free to speak." ”

The old minister narrowed his eyes, and said with a smile: "The old man has this intention, and now that Chu and Dongyue have formed a brotherly alliance, we must have many places for cooperation in the future." ”

"The Prime Minister is right, Guo Mou will climb the high branch of the Prime Minister. Guo Fengxian said with a look of surprise.

The old minister poured the tea with his own hands and smiled heartily: "Brother Guo is polite." Come, we replace wine with tea, and wish us a happy cooperation. ”

Guo Fengxian picked up the teacup and touched the teacup in Lao Guoxiang's hand gently, and both of them laughed instantly.

Next, both of them tacitly agreed that they no longer talked about things related to Chu and Dongyue, and chatted about articles and Fengyue, and the atmosphere suddenly became relaxed.

When Guo Fengxian left Zhaofu, the old housekeeper gave him a package, saying that it was a gift from the old minister.

Guo Fengxian thought about it, smiled knowingly, and guessed the gifts in the package.

The eastern sky was already a little white, and Guo Fengxian, who was standing by the patio, was in an unusually good mood, and after so many years of dark years, he finally saw a glimmer of light.

On the eaves fifty steps away from the courtyard of the courtyard, a slender figure flashed away, ran incognito, and stopped in front of the Yunmeng Pavilion of the Chu Palace.

The dim light in the pavilion illuminated her figure, a young woman, wearing a long black dress with narrow sleeves, a belt tightly tied around her waist, petite and delicate, but extremely capable.

Seeing Du Huangting appear, the young woman hurriedly bowed and saluted, and said, "My lord, the old minister of state privately called the Dongyue envoy to the mansion, and he didn't come out until the third watch. ”

Du Huangting changed his usual nodding and bowing image, and asked coldly, "Did you hear what they talked about?"

With some trepidation on her face, the young woman replied softly, "My subordinates have not been able to hear it. ”

Du Huangting looked at the young woman in front of him coldly, and after a while, he said softly: "I know, you go down." ”

The young woman was relieved, but she didn't dare to reach out to wipe the beads of sweat from her forehead, bowed down and hugged her fists and said, "Yes, my subordinates retire." ”

Du Huangting glanced up at the sky, then turned around and returned to the Yunmeng Pavilion.